FTM now has drag and drop boxes so that you can quickly and easily move a single box or an entire branch and place it right where you want it. You just drag and drop the boxes on the page where you want them and the information follows with it.

You can drag and drop images anywhere on the page. You can make your family tree more stylish and you will perserve your family photos with the history of your family. You can now drag and drop captions so that you can make comments, add titles or stories to any pictures or name in the family tree.

In the view menu it includes all available reports to you go directly to a particular one at a click of the mouse. Medical Report now shows the "cause of death" so that you can build a family medical history for future references.

This is helpful espeically if you a family history of heart trouble or cancer. Family Maps can now optionally abbreviate the state names in order to keep the page neater and reduce crowding.

That is all that is new in the version. Not a whole lot, but enough to keep you on your toes and enough to try to make sure you have the coolest family tree around. The three main CDs are replaced if you order this over the web or from Broderbund. The Upgrade price is from 7.0 is $19.99, if you have previous versions 5.0 for example, the cost is $29.99. You can order on the web at http://www.familytreemaker.com/spring/newftw75.html or by calling 1-800-548-1806.

Now for some new CD bundles:

Genealogical Records: Ontario and Nova Scotia Settlers, 1790-1860 This is of the early settlers in these regions as well as English, Scotish and Irish. You will find historical essays on the settlements, family histories, comprehensive collection of newspaper columns that focus entirely on English families of English descent around the time of the Revolutionary War. You can learn the full name and residence, names of family members, dates of vital events, details of immigration and information on land held. This CD costs: $29.99 #274.

Genealogical Records: Midwest Pioneers, 1600s - 1800s This CD focuses on families in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan and Missouri. It gives dates and locations of vital events, Information on military service, historical accounts of entire families, biographical information on early Midwest pioneers and narrative reflections on the family travels. This CD costs $29.99 #508

Passengers and Immigration Lists: Germans to America, 1875-1888 This contains the information taken from Volume 32 through 56 of the Germans to America series and lists age, gender, occupation, place of origin, and date of arrival for approximately 1.5 million German immigrants. An important feature of this series is that it includes Germans coming to America not only from German states or territories, but also from other countries. This CD costs $59.99 #356. It's companion CD #355 cost the same.

You can collect as many of these CDs as you need to get your family history going. They are proving to be valuable for looking up other information also. Start collection today and you will be amazed at how much information is actually on one CD. It will keep you hooked for a long time. These CDs are ordered at the above website or phone number. Happy Family Hunting.

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